Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

Newsletter
Published on: 13 Jan, 2021

Climate & Environment

Gaemi hits China & Taiwan

All construction projects have also been stopped.

Published on: 28 July, 2024

Ethiopia’s landslides

Women, children and police officers are among the dead.

Published on: 24 July, 2024

Sudan floods

Above-normal rainfall for most of the Greater Horn of Africa is forecast this summer, potentially a disaster for Sudan’s already flood-prone areas.

Published on: 14 July, 2024

Sudan floods

Floods in Oroma and Kassala in eastern Sudan. Several villages have been flooded on Wednesday.

Published on: 11 July, 2024

Sulawesi island landslide

Deforestation and un-regulated mining operations in remote districts have added to landslide risks in the country.

Published on: 10 July, 2024

Cape Town Storms

Authorities have issued weather warnings for the city through to the weekend. They’re predicting torrential rain, strong winds, flooding and possible mudslides.  

Published on: 10 July, 2024

Heat impacts agriculture in Kashmir

The soaring temperature in Kashmir, a major producer of strawberries and cherries, is impacting the produce of the local farmers.

Published on: 24 June, 2024

A steaming hot summer

  In the US, nearly 100-million people are under dangerous heat advisories.

Published on: 23 June, 2024

Bangladesh heatwave

Despite the heat, about 33M children returned to school on Sunday, with hospitals still receiving a big number of patients suffering heatstroke, dehydration, exhaustion and ..

Published on: 1 May, 2024

Climate change and health hazards

More than 26M million people worldwide living with chronic kidney disease linked to workplace heat stress.

Published on: 23 April, 2024

ILO on climate change

The report estimates that 18,970 lives and 2.09M disability-adjusted life years are lost annually due to the 22.87M occupational injuries, which are attributable to excessive ..

Published on: 22 April, 2024

Mexico/Water shortage

Last year, the government even tried to induce rain by spraying a chemical mix into the clouds, with questionable results. With recent seasons drier than ..

Published on: 2 April, 2024